Lake Pieman
Encyclopedia
Lake Pieman is a lake
created by the damming of the Pieman River
West Coast, Tasmania
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It is a long narrow lake following the line of the Pieman River from Reece Dam back to Rosebery
and the Bastyan Dam
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
created by the damming of the Pieman River
Pieman River
The Pieman River is a river on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. It was dammed with the 122m high Reece Dam in 1986 - creating Lake Pieman.-Name:...
West Coast, Tasmania
West Coast, Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation...
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It is a long narrow lake following the line of the Pieman River from Reece Dam back to Rosebery
Rosebery, Tasmania
Rosebery is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is situated at the northern end of the West Coast Range, in the shadow of Mount Black and adjacent to the Pieman River now Lake Pieman....
and the Bastyan Dam
Further reading
- Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission. (1987) The Pieman River power developmentHydro-Electric Commission, Hobart, Tasmania.
External links
- http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/availability/tas/basin-pieman-river.html
- http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/tasmania/strahan/attractions/natural/lake-pieman/